I'm series about this.
1 posted on
09/12/2002 4:49:24 PM PDT by
Rebelbase
To: Rebelbase
Whom cares?
2 posted on
09/12/2002 4:50:06 PM PDT by
Dog Gone
To: Rebelbase
Whom cares?
Just kidding. The way I remember it is thusly:
Who? He.
Whom? Him.
3 posted on
09/12/2002 4:50:51 PM PDT by
Conagher
To: Rebelbase
A simple test to see which is proper is to replace who/whom with he/him. If he sounds right, use who; if him is right, use whom.
To: Rebelbase
seriesserious? knuck,knuck
10 posted on
09/12/2002 4:57:54 PM PDT by
mdittmar
To: Rebelbase
WHO and WHOM
Rule. Use the he/him method to decide which word is correct.
he = who
him = whom
Examples Who/Whom wrote the letter?
He wrote the letter. Therefore, who is correct.
For who/whom should I vote?
Should I vote for him? Therefore, whom is correct.
We all know who/whom pulled that prank.
This sentence contains two clauses: We all know and who/whom pulled that prank. We are interested in the second clause because it contains the who/whom. He pulled that prank. Therefore, who is correct.
Shamelessly ripped from: http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/whoVwhom.html
11 posted on
09/12/2002 4:58:07 PM PDT by
eabinga
To: Rebelbase
Oh, the devil with that--it having to decide between "was" and "were" that's the real pain in the neck.
To: Rebelbase
It's got nothing to do with the whom.
First question in good journalism : 'How MUCH''
The what, why, how, where, whom and 'are you serious????' are subesquent.
Believe me. I work for the 'media' *LOL*
(I do actually, but it's a truth! *L*)
18 posted on
09/12/2002 7:32:14 PM PDT by
Happygal
To: Senator Pardek; humblegunner
You both do this stuff good.
To: Rebelbase
Who's on first.
Whom is warming up a relief pitcher in the bullpen.
I hope its clear now.
WFTR
Bill
22 posted on
09/12/2002 8:49:27 PM PDT by
WFTR
To: Rebelbase
What is the proper grammer when using Who and Whom?Use 'who' when describing the sound an owl makes.
'Whom' is proper when describing an elephant fart.
25 posted on
09/12/2002 9:18:36 PM PDT by
gcruse
To: Rebelbase
Who is the interrogative pronoun in the nominative case. What or which person or persons as in "Who left?" Used as a relative pronoun to introduce a clause when the antecedent is a human as in "The boy who came yesterday." Meaning the persons that; whoever. Who or whoever are nominative forms employed when the pronoun in question functions as subject or as predicate after a form of the verb "be." Ex. "He interviewed a girl who he thinks will be excellent in the role." Examples of who in clauses as the subject: "Who shall I say is inquiring?" "We must offer it to whoever applies first." "He has pledged to support whoever is nominated."
Whom and whomever, the corresponding objective forms, are used when the pronoun is an objective of a verb as in "Whom did you meet?" or preposition or a subject of a complementary infinitive as in "the boy whom I took to be your brother." Sometimes the preposition and the pronoun are separated as in "He wants to know whom should he speak to." In a clause, "Each candidate should support whomever the convention chooses."
courtesy of "The American Heritage Dictionary" (an example that I remember is "Who threw the ball to whom?")
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